http://www.commercialappeal.com/sports/h...s_66451161

For the second time this week, a Memphis University School football standout has made his college intentions known.

Linebacker Tim Hart announced via Twitter on Friday that he has verbally committed to the University of Tennessee. Verbal commitments are nonbinding, but Hart is expected to make it official on National Signing Day in February.

“After much reflection with my family and by myself, I am proud to say that I have committed to the University of Tennessee,” he tweeted.

Hart’s decision follows Tuesday’s announcement by safety Thomas Pickens that he’ll sign with the University of Memphis. In Knoxville, Hart will be reunited with former MUS star Drew Richmond, who will be a freshman on the offensive line this season.

Despite playing in just eight of MUS’ 12 games last year due to injury, the 6-1, 215-pound Hart ranked third on the team with 77 tackles. He had 10 tackles for lost yardage and three sacks.

Hart had offers from several schools, including California, Illinois, Indiana, LSU, Memphis, Mississippi State, Missouri and Ole Miss.

Butch Jones gets 90% of players he recruits.

Like I said, Hart is TN bound. Realistically, it's going to take several year to break down the barrier for the 5* kids out of Memphis to seriously consider us. Playing in the $EC is difficult to recruit against.

(06-23-2015 10:56 PM)tigeriron Wrote:  

(06-23-2015 08:41 PM)FranklinTNTiger Wrote:  Unfortunately not happening... $EC quality player... too many big offers to turn down. Will probably end up at UT.

(06-23-2015 04:19 PM)NDTiger Wrote:  Good pick up. Let's hope we can get his teammate LB Hart as well.
http://sports.yahoo.com/memphis/football...ens-152001

we were ranked higher than, UoF, LSU, UTk, etc. from the SEC last year...

come on down, Mr. Hart!

(06-27-2015 11:06 PM)FranklinTNTiger Wrote:  Like I said, Hart is TN bound. Realistically, it's going to take several year to break down the barrier for the 5* kids out of Memphis to seriously consider us. Playing in the $EC is difficult to recruit against.

(06-23-2015 10:56 PM)tigeriron Wrote:  

(06-23-2015 08:41 PM)FranklinTNTiger Wrote:  Unfortunately not happening... $EC quality player... too many big offers to turn down. Will probably end up at UT.

(06-23-2015 04:19 PM)NDTiger Wrote:  Good pick up. Let's hope we can get his teammate LB Hart as well.
http://sports.yahoo.com/memphis/football...ens-152001

we were ranked higher than, UoF, LSU, UTk, etc. from the SEC last year...

come on down, Mr. Hart!

Nothing wrong with recruiting past the state boundaries into the big football states where UTK is only known for ladies basketball.

(06-27-2015 09:23 AM)blue68 Wrote:  Butch Jones gets 90% of players he recruits.

So that means if he signed 30 players he only recruited and offered 33 players and 3 of them decided to go to another school. That would make 90% right?

I just looked at the offers Tennessee made for 2016. They made 262 offers so at 90% that would mean they are going to sign 236 players in 2016. Are you SURE you got your numbers right? If Tennessee signs say 30 players out of 262 offered that means they sign 11% of the players they recruit....that is a far cry from 90%. I think you probably meant to say out of the players Butch Jones attempts to recruit, 90% elect to go somewhere other than Tennessee. At least, that is the way it looks based on the data.

Then again, there is the quality of who they sign. A lot of them are trading in Orange jerseys for Orange prison uniforms.


http://nypost.com/2014/11/17/two-tenness...d-of-rape/

http://wate.com/2015/03/26/ut-football-p...ith-theft/

http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/local...es/296333/

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nca.../23314171/

http://www.knoxnews.com/govolsxtra/footb...e_76618538

(06-28-2015 09:26 PM)DallasTiger Wrote:  

(06-27-2015 09:23 AM)blue68 Wrote:  Butch Jones gets 90% of players he recruits.

So that means if he signed 30 players he only recruited and offered 33 players and 3 of them decided to go to another school. That would make 90% right?

I just looked at the offers Tennessee made for 2016. They made 262 offers so at 90% that would mean they are going to sign 236 players in 2016. Are you SURE you got your numbers right? If Tennessee signs say 30 players out of 262 offered that means they sign 11% of the players they recruit....that is a far cry from 90%. I think you probably meant to say out of the players Butch Jones attempts to recruit, 90% elect to go somewhere other than Tennessee. At least, that is the way it looks based on the data.

Then again, there is the quality of who they sign. A lot of them are trading in Orange jerseys for Orange prison uniforms.


http://nypost.com/2014/11/17/two-tenness...d-of-rape/

http://wate.com/2015/03/26/ut-football-p...ith-theft/

http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/local...es/296333/

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nca.../23314171/

http://www.knoxnews.com/govolsxtra/footb...e_76618538

(06-26-2015 06:43 PM)RobM Wrote:  Son of former Tiger Tim Hart has committed to Tennessee. He is highly regarded LB prospect at MUS. He says the commitment is firm and that his recruitment is over. He will join former teammate- 5 star OT Drew Richmond at Tennessee. In other former tiger news. Tyler Oden- Nephew of former Memphis Tiger QB Bernard Oden recently committed to Louisville. The 6'5" QB is a highly regarded QB prospect.

Went to high school with Big Tim (Dad). Was a thumper D-Lineman. At Memphis, he had a pretty good game against Manning and UT at the Liberty Bowl, the year we won. Great guy, and happy for him and his son.